Breaking: The White House is pushing to build a coalition at the U.N. to exert pressure on Iran as its chief response to the Saudi oil facility attack
WASHINGTON—The White House is pushing to build an international coalition to exert pressure on Iran through the United Nations as its chief response to the attack on a Saudi oil installation, an approach that is consistent with President Trump’s aversion to military intervention, but that also reflects the limits on the administration’s retaliatory options.
Within about 18 hours of 17 missile strikes on Saudi Arabia oil facilities on Saturday, the Trump administration pinned the blame squarely on Iran, which has denied carrying...Fears of a military conflict between the U.S. and Iran are high following an attack on a critical Saudi oil facility Saturday. WSJ’s Gerald F. Seib highlights three reasons the U.S. is less likely than it once was to defend Saudi Arabia if that happens.
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